Cwmbach railway station

Cwmbach railway station is a railway station serving the village of Cwmbach in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. It is located on the Merthyr line branch of the Merthyr Line. Passenger services are provided by Transport for Wales.

Cwmbach Welsh: Cwm-bach
General information
Location	Cwmbach, Rhondda Cynon Taf Wales
Coordinates	51°42′04″N 3°24′52″W
Grid reference	SO023012
Managed by	Transport for Wales
Platforms	1
Other information
Station code	CMH
Classification	DfT category F2
Key dates
1914	Opened
13 June 1964	Closed
3 October 1988	Reopened
Passengers
2018/19	28,666
2019/20	29,134
2020/21	3,612
2021/22	24,532
2022/23	32,994
Location
Notes Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

History

The first station on this site was a halt opened by the Great Western Railway in 1914. It closed with the line in 1964. The present station was reopened by British Rail with Mid Glamorgan in 1988 with the line to Aberdare.

During 2005 construction work was carried out to double the platform length. This will now allow four carriage trains (DMU) to stop at the station. DB Cargo UK operate coal trains to Tower Colliery. These trains pass through the station on weekdays and on some Saturdays. Freightliner also operate an irregular stone service to Tower and these trains also pass through the station. Most passenger services to Barry Island are operated by Class 150s. The Class 150 either work in 4-car formation or 2 car formation Freight that passes through the station is handled by Class 66s but Class 60s have been seen.

Services

On Mondays to Saturdays, there is a half-hourly service in each direction, northbound to Aberdare and southbound to Pontypridd, Cardiff Central and Barry Island. In the evening, this drops to hourly.

On Sundays there is a general 2-hourly service to Barry Island with an hourly service in the morning and in the late afternoon. This is due to a campaign by the local Assembly Member and a successful trial in December 2017. The extra services began in April 2018.^[1]

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Fernhill		Transport for Wales Merthyr Line		Aberdare

References

1. "Extra Sunday Aberdare services confirmed after successful pilot". Archived from the original on 28 April 2018. Retrieved 12 July 2019.

External links

• Train times and station information for Cwmbach railway station from National Rail